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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Camera Eye section, who became active in the labor union and the Socialist Party?
(a) Bill Haywood.
(b) Fred Hoff.
(c) President Harrison.
(d) Upton Sinclair.

2. Where does Janey's father go for treatment for cancer?
(a) Maryland University.
(b) John Hopkins.
(c) Georgetown Hospital.
(d) Mayo Clinic.

3. Where does Mac meet Fred Hoff?
(a) A film by Rodriguez.
(b) A performance by Frank Sinatra.
(c) A speech by Harrison.
(d) A lecture by Upton Sinclair.

4. In the Camera Eye section of the News Reel, what is Mr. Garfied reading from while traveling on a frigate to foreign lands?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) Underwater Adventures.
(c) Man At Sea.
(d) Man Without a Country.

5. At whose house does Fainy stay when he sees Bingham being chased with a shotgun?
(a) Mr. Crealy.
(b) Mrs. Saginaw.
(c) Mr. Rush.
(d) Mrs. Kovach.

6. What does Fainy discover about his new employer right away when he enters the tailor shop?
(a) He is a bad tailor.
(b) He spends a lot.
(c) He is a great tailor.
(d) He is in debt.

7. After Joe's friend dies in a motorcycle accident, what does Joe plan to do?
(a) Go to medical school.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Enlist in the Navy.
(d) Become a teacher.

8. When Mac's Uncle Tim dies, what does Mac do that angers his wife?
(a) Quits his job and become depressed.
(b) Leaves her permanently.
(c) Takes money out of the kids' accounts.
(d) Skips the funeral and goes to a party.

9. What does the son of the woman who owns a farmhouse sneak into the barn to buy?
(a) A book on sex.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Cigarettes.

10. Who tries to sell books and pamphlets to men inside the railroad cars?
(a) Fainy Crealy.
(b) Saginaw Rush.
(c) Manny Binghman.
(d) Doc Mary.

11. What does Mac's father do for a living at Chadwick Mills?
(a) Mill worker.
(b) Machinist.
(c) Night watchman.
(d) Accountant.

12. Whom does Johnny meet on the train that is from a wealthy family?
(a) Annabelle Marie Strang.
(b) Lisa Stromwell.
(c) Mark Fitzburg.
(d) Upton Sinclair.

13. What meeting place of revolutionaries does Mac visit in Mexico?
(a) The Anarchist Union of Industry.
(b) The Mexicanas Spirituas.
(c) The Zapatistas.
(d) The AAA.

14. What is the 42nd parallel about?
(a) The lives of ordinary Americans living in and trapped by the time period in which they live.
(b) The lives of individuals who were driven from their homes on the meridian line called the 42nd parallel.
(c) The lives of extraordinary Americans living in and trapped by the time period in which they live.
(d) The lives of ordinary Americans who inhabit the meridian line called the 42nd parallel.

15. In News Reel II, what is the event discussed concerning George Smith and his brother?
(a) How they turned to evil to avenge the death of their mother.
(b) How they built a time machine.
(c) How they robbed a bank in Cincinnati.
(d) How they were hanged by a Kansas mob.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mac do when he arrives in San Francisco?

2. Whom does Mac meet and become attracted to in San Francisco?

3. When Mac is a child, what is he afraid of?

4. What is the opening newsreel clip about?

5. Whom does Mac meet in the park in Los Angeles that is an old friend of his?

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